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Freezing Rain Advisory 2, NWS Lincoln, IL
NWS Lincoln, IL issued this freezing rain advisory at Dec 27, 2015, 4:09 PM CST for Fulton County, McLean County, Tazewell County, Illinois. It took effect at Dec 28, 2015, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2015, 4:09 PM CST (22:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2015, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2015, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lincoln, IL
Counties Fulton County, IL, McLean County, IL, Tazewell County, IL
The radar
The Lincoln radar (KILX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 87 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freezing rain advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lincoln, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freezing rain advisory went out at Dec 27, 11:29 AM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 11:29 AM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1129 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 1019 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 Northern edge of the rain shield continues to be shunted southward, and was mainly south of a Danville to Taylorville line. Some breaks have occurred even south of that area as well, but rain continues to spread northeast out of southern Missouri. Highest PoP's through the afternoon will remain across areas along and south of I-70, with mostly dry conditions north of I-72. Temperatures will hold fairly steady over most of the CWA, but will fall a bit more in the far southeast before holding steady there as well. Updated zones/grids sent to refine the PoP and temperature trends. The Flash Flood Watch remains in place, although we have extended it for Sangamon County due to releases occurring from Lake Springfield. Early look at the morning run of the NAM model shows a substantial warm wedge moving into the northern CWA associated with the 850 mb warm front. Forecast sounding for Galesburg shows temperatures near that level getting as high as 10C by late morning with the surface temperatures staying just above freezing. The GFS is not quite as prominent with that warm layer, but still reaches 5C, enough to fully melt any precipitation going through that layer. Numerical guidance from the NAM, GFS and LAMP show the lowest temperatures occurring around 8-9 am before rising back up above freezing. Will await early afternoon conference call with Weather Prediction Center and their new guidance before making any decisions on how to evolve the Winter Storm Watch. && .SHORT TERM...(Today) ISSUED AT 351 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 The band of steady rainfall is expected to gradually shift southward today, putting more focus on our southern counties south of I-72. Precipitation should become much lighter or end NW of the IL river by afternoon. Embedded thunderstorms will shift south of our forecast area this morning, as the warm front slides into southern Illinois. RAP model forecast precipitable water values are expected to gradually decrease from 1.4 inches down toward 0.9-1.0 inches across our southern forecast area by this afternoon. Those numbers are still well above normal for late December, so steady rains look likely south of I-72 well into the afternoon. We are still looking for a northward return of the band of rain toward evening, but only slightly before 6 pm today. Overall forecast adjustments were mainly to reduce PoPs in the northern half of the forecast area, while the southern counties remained in categorical PoPs all day. Winds will remain gusty from the northeast at 15 to 30 mph, as temperatures remain relatively steady in the upper 30s to upper 40s through the day. .LONG TERM...(Tonight through Saturday) ISSUED AT 351 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 00Z forecast models have trended back south with colder air and increasing freezing rain threat into northern CWA later Sunday night through Monday morning. Will be expanding the winter storm watch to include Fulton, Peoria and Marshall counties from late Sunday night until 3 pm Monday afternoon for ice accumulations up to a quarter inch. Will continue Knox and Stark counties in the winter storm watch as well where the highest amounts of ice around a quarter inch are likely. Meanwhile the flood watch will continue through Monday for areas along and south of I-72. Flooding already widespread over parts of areas south of I-72 to north of I-70 especially in Shelby, Christian and Moultrie counties where as much as 3-5 inches of rain has fallen in less than 24 hours since Saturday morning. An additional 2-3 inches of rain with locally higher amounts is expected over areas from I-72 south through Monday. Strong 544 dm 500 mb low in northern Mexico just south of AZ will eject ne into eastern IA by midnight Monday night, and pass ne of MI by Tue afternoon. Water Vapor loop shows a tropical plume of deep moisture streaming into IL from the western Gulf and southern Mexico. Precipitable water values were 1.3 inches at ILX 00Z sounding early Sat evening and projected to peak at 1.4-1.6 inches in southern CWA early this morning and then gradually lower especially northern half of CWA this afternoon and evening. Precipitable Water values rise back up to between 1-1.5 inches on Monday. So showers and a few thunderstorms to be more prominent over SE IL tonight, and shifting northward toward I-72 Monday morning along with heavy rain threat as 2nd surge of moisture/lift moves into IL. Meanwhile northern CWA should dry out for a time this afternoon and early evening, before moisture lifts back northward later this evening and overnight. Surface temps will get to near or just below freezing along and north of a Rushville to Bloomington line overnight into Monday morning where freezing rain appears more likely with a tenth to quarter inch of ice along with some sleet. Have highest amounts of ice nw of Peoria and expanded winter storm watch as stated above. Surface temps should elevate into mid to upper 30s by Monday afternoon with freezing rain turning back to rain. Very windy conditions develop later Sunday night into Monday with ENE winds 25-35 mph and peak wind gusts of 40-50 mph, so a wind advisory will likely be needed then as event draws closer. These strong winds with ice accumulations up to a quarter inch especially north of Peoria Monday morning could cause additional problems. Precipitation will diminish from SW to ne during Monday night and could change to some light snow showers nw half of CWA before ending but little if any accumulations expected. A northern stream weather system approaching the Pacific Northwest will track into the Midwest by Wed morning and bring small chances of light rain/snow showers to central IL on Wed. Southeast IL looks drier now on Wed and wx system shifts ne of central IL Wed night. Highs Wed to range from 30-35F nw of the IL river to 40-45F from I- 70 southeast. Strong upper level trof dominates the northeast half of the country during 2nd half of the week, while large Canadian high pressure settling into the Rockies and high plains will bring an extended period of below normal temperatures to IL for a change. The coldest air will be over area on Thu/Fri with highs staying below freezing all but far southeast IL. Have partly cloudy skies Thu/Fri (more clouds in ne CWA). Highs will only modify slightly New Years weekend into the low to mid 30s despite more sunshine. CPC's 6-10 day outlook for Jan 1-5th has great than normal chances of below normal precipitation and temperatures. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Monday afternoon) ISSUED AT 1129 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 Precipitation shield located just south of KDEC/KCMI late morning, but general trend will be for this to edge southward through the afternoon, so will only mention VCSH at those sites. Main theme for the afternoon will be MVFR ceilings, although they may dip briefly into IFR range. Overnight, the rain shield will head back north again as an intense storm system lifts out of the southern Plains. Forecast soundings for KBMI and especially KPIA show potential for freezing rain/sleet late tonight and early Monday, but surface temperatures will be a bit borderline. Have mentioned a few hours of prevailing FZRA at KPIA but kept KBMI as a TEMPO period. Another big item will be with the winds. Winds to trend more east-northeast this evening as the low lifts up, and the intensity will result in strong winds developing. Most TAF sites should see sustained winds of 25-30 knots by 06Z and gusts ramping up to the 35-40 knot range or higher overnight into Monday morning. && .ILX Watches/Warnings/Advisories... Winter Storm Watch from late tonight through Monday afternoon for ILZ027>030-036. Flash Flood Watch through Monday afternoon for ILZ044>046-049- 050-052>057-061>063-066>068-071>073. Flash Flood Watch through Monday evening for ILZ051. && UPDATE...Geelhart SHORT TERM...Shimon LONG TERM...07 AVIATION...Geelhart
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 27, 3:41 PM CST, 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL 341 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 ILZ027>031-281200- KNOX-MARSHALL-PEORIA-STARK-WOODFORD- 341 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT FREEZING RAIN ALONG WITH SOME SLEET WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED BY SUNRISE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MIXED WITH SLEET AT TIMES MONDAY MORNING... BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A TENTH TO QUARTER INCH ARE LIKELY BEFORE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING MONDAY NIGHT...BUT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR. STRONG EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY...AS AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM PASSES. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY MUCH OF THE DAY...WHICH MAY CAUSE POWER LINES AND TREE BRANCHES TO BREAK FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE. RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER... PRECIPITATION AND ICE MEASUREMENTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. ILZ036>038-281200- FULTON-MCLEAN-TAZEWELL- 341 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS...FROM AROUND CANTON EAST TO BLOOMINGTON. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING. AS TEMPERATURES FALL OVERNIGHT...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AT TIMES. MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE SUNRISE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO RAIN BY LATE MORNING. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY REACH A TENTH INCH BEFORE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING MONDAY NIGHT...BUT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR. STRONG EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY...AS AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM PASSES. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY MUCH OF THE DAY...WHICH MAY CAUSE POWER LINES AND TREE BRANCHES TO BREAK FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE ICE. RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS...IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER... PRECIPITATION AND ICE MEASUREMENTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. ILZ040>043-047-048-281200- CASS-DE WITT-LOGAN-MASON-MENARD-SCHUYLER- 341 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER HALF INCH LIKELY BY MORNING. WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH 40 MPH TOWARD SUNRISE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY...BEFORE FINALLY DIMINISHING MONDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AS AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. EAST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 45 TO 50 MPH. SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE...AND DRIVING WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WIND SPEEDS WILL START TO DECREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON. RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD EARLY THIS WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER... RAINFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. ILZ049-050-052-053-281200- CHRISTIAN-MACON-MORGAN-SCOTT- 341 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING...WITH ANOTHER HALF INCH LIKELY BY MORNING. WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH 40 MPH TOWARD SUNRISE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY...BEFORE FINALLY DIMINISHING MONDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AS AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. EAST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 45 TO 50 MPH. SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE...AND DRIVING WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WIND SPEEDS WILL START TO DECREASE EARLY AFTERNOON. RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD EARLY THIS WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NO SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER... RAINFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. ILZ051-281200- SANGAMON- 341 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SANGAMON COUNTY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS EVENING...WITH ANOTHER HALF INCH LIKELY BY MORNING. WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH 40 MPH TOWARD SUNRISE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY...BEFORE FINALLY DIMINISHING MONDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING TO FORM. ALSO...RELEASES FROM SPAULDING DAM MAY HEIGHTEN THE FLOOD RISK ALONG SUGAR CREEK DOWNSTREAM OF THE DAM. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AS AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. EAST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 45 TO 50 MPH. SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE...AND DRIVING WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WIND SPEEDS WILL START TO DECREASE EARLY AFTERNOON. RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD EARLY THIS WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NO SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER RAINFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. ILZ044>046-054>057-061-281200- CHAMPAIGN-COLES-DOUGLAS-EDGAR-MOULTRIE-PIATT-SHELBY-VERMILION- 341 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT FLOODING WILL CONTINUE IN MANY AREAS EAST OF A TAYLORVILLE TO RANTOUL LINE...DUE TO THE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN SINCE SATURDAY MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN IS LIKELY TONIGHT...WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING ISSUES. ALSO...WIND GUSTS WILL APPROACH 40 MPH BY SUNRISE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ANOTHER 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY...CONTINUING THE FLOOD THREAT. IN ADDITION...STRONG EAST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 45 TO 50 MPH...AS AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NO SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER... RAINFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. ILZ062-063-066>068-071>073-281200- CLARK-CLAY-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-EFFINGHAM-JASPER-LAWRENCE-RICHLAND- 341 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. HOWEVER...ANOTHER HALF INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED. GIVEN RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OCCURRED SINCE SATURDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IS LIKELY ON MONDAY...BEFORE THE RAIN FINALLY TAPERS OFF BY EVENING. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF FLOODING. EAST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES MONDAY MORNING...AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION. RIVER FLOODING WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD...PERSISTING MUCH OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NO SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER... RAINFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. GEELHART
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 27, 10:32 AM CST, 5 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1032 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 N ATHENS 39.99N 89.72W
12/27/2015 M2.26 INCH MENARD IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 NNE PANA 39.47N 89.04W
12/27/2015 M5.29 INCH CHRISTIAN IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN SHELBYVILLE 39.41N 88.80W
12/27/2015 M5.19 INCH SHELBY IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN TUSCOLA 39.80N 88.28W
12/27/2015 M4.11 INCH DOUGLAS IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 ESE CHRISMAN 39.78N 87.60W
12/27/2015 M4.10 INCH EDGAR IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NW MODE 39.31N 88.79W
12/27/2015 M3.92 INCH SHELBY IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 W EDINBURG 39.66N 89.45W
12/27/2015 M3.61 INCH CHRISTIAN IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 ESE MOUNT ZION 39.77N 88.86W
12/27/2015 M3.56 INCH MACON IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 W MARSHALL 39.40N 87.78W
12/27/2015 M3.15 INCH CLARK IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 N HOMER 40.06N 87.96W
12/27/2015 M3.15 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 S MAHOMET 40.18N 88.40W
12/27/2015 M3.14 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 S CHAMPAIGN 40.08N 88.26W
12/27/2015 M2.93 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN OLNEY 38.73N 88.09W
12/27/2015 M2.75 INCH RICHLAND IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 WSW MANSFIELD 40.20N 88.56W
12/27/2015 M2.53 INCH PIATT IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN TALLULA 39.95N 89.94W
12/27/2015 M2.47 INCH MENARD IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN MURRAYVILLE 39.58N 90.25W
12/27/2015 M2.40 INCH MORGAN IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
&&
25Local storm report, Dec 27, 10:52 AM CST, 5 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1052 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1030 AM FLOOD SHUMWAY 39.18N 88.65W
12/27/2015 EFFINGHAM IL EMERGENCY MNGR
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS REPORTING SEVERAL ROADS
FLOODED IN NORTHERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY.
&&
25Local storm report, Dec 27, 11:09 AM CST, 5 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1109 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM FLOOD 3 W BETHANY 39.64N 88.80W
12/27/2015 MOULTRIE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO CARSH WASHED OFF ROUTE 128 IN WESTERN MOULTRIE CO.
TIME ESTIMATED.
0851 AM FLOOD 6 SSE VERMILION 39.50N 87.54W
12/27/2015 EDGAR IL TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER FLOWING OVER STALEY ROAD AT SUGAR CREEK
1023 AM FLOOD 4 W CHARLESTON 39.48N 88.25W
12/27/2015 COLES IL TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER OVER ROADS AND FLOWING THROUGH FARM FIELDS.
&&
25Local storm report, Dec 27, 11:25 AM CST, 4 hours 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1125 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1105 AM FLOOD TUSCOLA 39.80N 88.28W
12/27/2015 DOUGLAS IL PUBLIC
SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED IN TOWN
1111 AM FLOOD VILLA GROVE 39.86N 88.16W
12/27/2015 DOUGLAS IL BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED IN TOWN
&&
25Local storm report, Dec 27, 11:42 AM CST, 4 hours 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1142 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0554 AM HEAVY RAIN WILLARD AIRPORT 40.04N 88.28W
12/27/2015 M2.63 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL ASOS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0554 AM HEAVY RAIN CAPITAL AIRPORT 39.84N 89.68W
12/27/2015 M2.42 INCH SANGAMON IL ASOS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0554 AM HEAVY RAIN COLES COUNTY AIRPORT 39.48N 88.28W
12/27/2015 M3.45 INCH COLES IL ASOS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0554 AM HEAVY RAIN DECATUR AIRPORT 39.83N 88.87W
12/27/2015 M3.42 INCH MACON IL ASOS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 S MOWEAQUA 39.60N 89.02W
12/27/2015 M4.52 INCH SHELBY IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 SSE CLAY CITY 38.61N 88.31W
12/27/2015 M2.63 INCH CLAY IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN SPRINGFIELD 39.78N 89.64W
12/27/2015 M2.62 INCH SANGAMON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN OGDEN 40.12N 87.96W
12/27/2015 M2.63 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 E LINCOLN 40.15N 89.33W
12/27/2015 M2.33 INCH LOGAN IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0615 AM HEAVY RAIN 11 SE PARIS 39.50N 87.55W
12/27/2015 M4.20 INCH EDGAR IL TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0630 AM HEAVY RAIN EFFINGHAM 39.12N 88.55W
12/27/2015 M2.47 INCH EFFINGHAM IL MESONET
24 HOUR TOTAL
0630 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NE ARCOLA 39.71N 88.28W
12/27/2015 M3.55 INCH DOUGLAS IL TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0645 AM HEAVY RAIN PANA 39.39N 89.08W
12/27/2015 M4.40 INCH CHRISTIAN IL TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN OLNEY 38.73N 88.09W
12/27/2015 M2.75 INCH RICHLAND IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 N ATHENS 39.99N 89.72W
12/27/2015 M2.26 INCH MENARD IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN TALLULA 39.95N 89.94W
12/27/2015 M2.47 INCH MENARD IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN MURRAYVILLE 39.58N 90.25W
12/27/2015 M2.40 INCH MORGAN IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN MARTINSVILLE 39.34N 87.88W
12/27/2015 M3.02 INCH CLARK IL MESONET
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 S FLORA 38.66N 88.48W
12/27/2015 M2.49 INCH CLAY IL MESONET
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN WINDSOR 39.44N 88.60W
12/27/2015 M4.05 INCH SHELBY IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM FLOOD WINDSOR 39.44N 88.60W
12/27/2015 SHELBY IL CO-OP OBSERVER
NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SSW LOAMI 39.63N 89.87W
12/27/2015 M2.42 INCH SANGAMON IL MESONET
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 NW SIDELL 39.96N 87.89W
12/27/2015 M3.28 INCH VERMILION IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SW EFFINGHAM 39.09N 88.59W
12/27/2015 M3.56 INCH EFFINGHAM IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN DE LAND 40.12N 88.64W
12/27/2015 M2.42 INCH PIATT IL MESONET
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 W BISMARCK 40.27N 87.66W
12/27/2015 M2.92 INCH VERMILION IL MESONET
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN JACKSONVILLE 39.73N 90.23W
12/27/2015 M2.38 INCH MORGAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN DANVILLE 40.14N 87.62W
12/27/2015 M2.40 INCH VERMILION IL EMERGENCY MNGR
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN PANA 39.39N 89.08W
12/27/2015 M6.02 INCH CHRISTIAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM FLOOD PANA 39.39N 89.08W
12/27/2015 CHRISTIAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
MANY ROADS FLOODED IN TOWN
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN SHERMAN 39.89N 89.61W
12/27/2015 M2.52 INCH SANGAMON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN MOUNT PULASKI 40.01N 89.28W
12/27/2015 M2.41 INCH LOGAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 W ROBINSON 39.01N 87.80W
12/27/2015 M2.20 INCH CRAWFORD IL MESONET
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN VIRGINIA 39.95N 90.21W
12/27/2015 M2.17 INCH CASS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN TUSCOLA 39.80N 88.28W
12/27/2015 M4.11 INCH DOUGLAS IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 WSW MANSFIELD 40.20N 88.56W
12/27/2015 M2.53 INCH PIATT IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 NNE PANA 39.47N 89.04W
12/27/2015 M5.29 INCH CHRISTIAN IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN LOVINGTON 39.71N 88.63W
12/27/2015 M4.06 INCH MOULTRIE IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN PARIS 39.62N 87.69W
12/27/2015 M4.55 INCH EDGAR IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 W KINCAID 39.59N 89.47W
12/27/2015 M3.97 INCH CHRISTIAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 SW MOUNT PULASKI 39.96N 89.35W
12/27/2015 M2.48 INCH LOGAN IL MESONET
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SW TAYLORVILLE 39.50N 89.29W
12/27/2015 M4.55 INCH CHRISTIAN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN MATTOON 39.48N 88.37W
12/27/2015 M4.07 INCH COLES IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN BUFFALO 39.85N 89.41W
12/27/2015 M2.30 INCH SANGAMON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN NEOGA 39.32N 88.45W
12/27/2015 M5.00 INCH CUMBERLAND IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN SE EFFINGHAM 39.12N 88.55W
12/27/2015 M3.36 INCH EFFINGHAM IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NW NEOGA 39.36N 88.50W
12/27/2015 M3.65 INCH SHELBY IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 ESE CHRISMAN 39.78N 87.60W
12/27/2015 M4.10 INCH EDGAR IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NW MODE 39.31N 88.79W
12/27/2015 M3.92 INCH SHELBY IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 W EDINBURG 39.66N 89.45W
12/27/2015 M3.61 INCH CHRISTIAN IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 ESE MOUNT ZION 39.77N 88.86W
12/27/2015 M3.56 INCH MACON IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN SHELBYVILLE 39.41N 88.80W
12/27/2015 M5.19 INCH SHELBY IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 W MARSHALL 39.40N 87.78W
12/27/2015 M3.15 INCH CLARK IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 N HOMER 40.06N 87.96W
12/27/2015 M3.15 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 S MAHOMET 40.18N 88.40W
12/27/2015 M3.14 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 S CHAMPAIGN 40.08N 88.26W
12/27/2015 M2.93 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL COCORAHS
24 HOUR TOTAL
0730 AM FLOOD 3 W BETHANY 39.64N 88.80W
12/27/2015 MOULTRIE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO CARSH WASHED OFF ROUTE 128 IN WESTERN MOULTRIE CO.
TIME ESTIMATED.
0730 AM HEAVY RAIN LINCOLN 40.15N 89.37W
12/27/2015 M2.37 INCH LOGAN IL NWS EMPLOYEE
24 HOUR TOTAL
0730 AM HEAVY RAIN CLINTON 40.15N 88.96W
12/27/2015 M2.34 INCH DE WITT IL NWS EMPLOYEE
24 HOUR TOTAL
0730 AM HEAVY RAIN CASEY 39.30N 87.99W
12/27/2015 M2.70 INCH CLARK IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0730 AM HEAVY RAIN WATSON 39.03N 88.57W
12/27/2015 M2.75 INCH EFFINGHAM IL MESONET
24 HOUR TOTAL
0730 AM HEAVY RAIN CHARLESTON 39.48N 88.18W
12/27/2015 M4.25 INCH COLES IL MESONET
24 HOUR TOTAL
0745 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 ESE CHATHAM 39.67N 89.68W
12/27/2015 M2.55 INCH SANGAMON IL NWS EMPLOYEE
24 HOUR TOTAL
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN URBANA 40.11N 88.21W
12/27/2015 M2.72 INCH CHAMPAIGN IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN SULLIVAN 39.60N 88.61W
12/27/2015 M4.69 INCH MOULTRIE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN BEECHER CITY 39.19N 88.79W
12/27/2015 M3.85 INCH EFFINGHAM IL CO-OP OBSERVER
24 HOUR TOTAL
0851 AM FLOOD 6 SSE VERMILION 39.50N 87.54W
12/27/2015 EDGAR IL TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER FLOWING OVER STALEY ROAD AT SUGAR CREEK
1023 AM FLOOD 4 W CHARLESTON 39.48N 88.25W
12/27/2015 COLES IL TRAINED SPOTTER
WATER OVER ROADS AND FLOWING THROUGH FARM FIELDS.
1030 AM FLOOD SHUMWAY 39.18N 88.65W
12/27/2015 EFFINGHAM IL EMERGENCY MNGR
RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS REPORTING SEVERAL ROADS
FLOODED IN NORTHERN EFFINGHAM COUNTY.
1105 AM FLOOD TUSCOLA 39.80N 88.28W
12/27/2015 DOUGLAS IL PUBLIC
SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED IN TOWN
1111 AM FLOOD VILLA GROVE 39.86N 88.16W
12/27/2015 DOUGLAS IL BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED IN TOWN
&&
25Local storm report, Dec 27, 4:08 PM CST, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
408 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0407 PM FLOOD WATSON 39.03N 88.57W
12/27/2015 EFFINGHAM IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
US-45 BEING CLOSED FROM STATE HIGHWAY 37 SOUTHWARD DUE TO
FLOODING.
&&
GEELHARTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lincoln, IL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 8:01 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Christian, Effingham, Macon, Moultrie, Shelby | 8 hr |
| Dec 26, 8:18 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Crawford, Jasper | 9 days |
| Dec 26, 9:16 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Sangamon | 9 days |
| Dec 26, 9:16 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Menard | 12 days |
| Dec 26, 9:16 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason, Menard | 12 days |
| Dec 26, 9:16 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Cass, Mason | 13 days |
| Dec 26, 9:21 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Mason, Menard | 6 days |
| Dec 26, 9:32 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | Marshall, Putnam | 22 days |
| Dec 26, 10:28 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Vermilion | 8 hr |
| Dec 26, 11:03 PM CST | River Flood Warning | ILX | McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | 5 days |
| Dec 27, 4:03 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Christian, Effingham, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 5:15 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:41 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Effingham | 6 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:15 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ILX | Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, DeWitt, Douglas and 21 more | 26 hr |
| Dec 27, 3:51 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | ILX | Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Cumberland and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:09 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ILX | Knox, McLean, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | 26 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.